Marion County

The Allen County court that conducted the criminal trial of a former Indianapolis police officer accused of killing a man
and injuring two others while driving intoxicated has totaled up how much Marion County owes it: $25,588.13.

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard's office said early Thursday afternoon that the former General Motors stamping plant site
just west of downtown will be the location named in a request for proposals to develop the criminal justice complex. The project
is meant to bring together and consolidate Marion County criminal courts, jails and related offices and agencies.

The Indiana Supreme Court removed Marion Superior Judge Kimberly Brown from the bench Tuesday after finding she “engaged
in significant judicial misconduct.” The judge had been on paid suspension since Jan. 9 pending final discipline.

A Marion Superior court correctly set aside default judgment against an American Legion post after finding the method employed
to serve process on the organization was not the best way to inform it of a woman’s lawsuit, the Indiana Court of Appeals
ruled.

As part of a settlement to a federal civil rights case, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department will be instituting
a new policy prohibiting police officers from interfering with civilians who are recording their actions.

A representative of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard told Marion Superior judges Friday that the site of a proposed Criminal
Justice Complex is still under consideration, as is who might be considered to build the facility.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a Marion County judge’s finding that IBM did not materially breach the contract
it had with the state to modernize its welfare system. As a result, the appeals court ordered a determination of damages to
the state.

It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, and some couples will be tying the knot on the most romantic day of the year. For
those who’d like to get married on Valentine’s Day but haven’t yet booked a venue, Marion County Clerk Beth
White will marry couples Friday in an effort to raise money for the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women”
campaign.

Noting that the statute is ambiguous, the Indiana Court of Appeals found the Indiana Public Retirement System’s longtime
use of a formula to calculate the disability benefits of a police officer shot while in the line of duty to be reasonable.

Marion Superior judges Monday heard an update on a proposed Criminal Justice Complex, and one asked if “we can put to
rest” speculation that the courts and jail would move to a site at Indianapolis International Airport.

Community corrections advocates are worried that a proposal to consolidate the Marion County probation and community corrections
departments would take local decision-making away from community members and give more control to judges.

Marion County Circuit and Superior Courts in the Indianapolis City-County Building will be closed Tuesday in anticipation
of dangerously cold weather. State court operations in Indianapolis, meanwhile, will delay opening until 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.